Details of genus: Aerangis [1378]
genus_ja:
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Family: Orchidaceae
family_ja: ラン
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 35 species of evergreen, epiphytic, monopodial orchids, mostly from lowland forest and savannah or woodland in tropical Africa and Madagascar. The fleshy or leathery leaves are generally oval, obovate, or Inversely lance-shaped, occasionally narrowly linear-oblong, and are arrangcd in 2 ranks. Racemes of white, sometimes red- or Yellow-tinted, usually star-shaped, long-spurred flowers, in most cases night-scented, are borne at various times of the year, bur mostly in winter or spring.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Not suitable for division, although cuttings or offshoots may be rooted successfully.
pests_en: Aphids, red spider mites, and mealybugs may be a problem.
description_ja:
comment:
comment_ja: エランギス
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show |